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Recent news stories
- Local leaders celebrate Manchester Recovery and Treatment Center September 13, 2019
Manchester Ink LinkSeptember 12, 2019 Maureen Beauregard, Dick Anagnost, Mayor Joyce Craig and Executive Councilor Ted Gatsas were among the local leaders on Wilson Street to celebrate the addition of Catholic Medical Center to the Manchester Recovery and Treatment Center – Photo/Andrew Sylvia MANCHESTER, N.H. – On Thursday, a wide assortment of local dignitaries and mental health leaders ...
- Manchester Shelter Sees Increase In City’s Homeless Population September 13, 2019
NHPRSeptember 12, 2019 By RICK GANLEY & MARY MCINTYRE City and police officials in Manchester are reporting an increase in the city’s homeless population. The organization Families in Transition – New Horizons works to provide services to homeless people in Mancehster. This includes temporary shelter or housing. Cathy Kuhn is the vice president of research and training for Families in Transition ...
- Business newsmakers for week of Sept. 2 September 3, 2019
Concord MonitorSeptember 2, 2019 Maureen Beauregard will take over as president and CEO of Easterseals N.H. on Oct. 31. Beauregard will replace Larry Gammon, longtime CEO of the nonprofit organization, who announced his transition out of the role early this year. Beauregard is the founder and longtime leader of Families In Transition N.H. and has led ...
- Manchester homeless shelter population surging September 3, 2019
August 31, 2019New Hampshire Union LeaderJosie Albertson-Grove MANCHESTER — The number of people staying at the city’s only emergency homeless shelter is spiking this month. More people sought shelter at the Families in Transition-New Horizons shelter on Wednesday night than during the busiest nights of last winter. Stephanie Savard, chief operating officer of the organization, said 163 people ...
- Halloween-themed Wicked FIT Run set for Oct. 26 in Concord September 3, 2019
August 31, 2019Manchester Ink Link CONCORD, NH – Join us on Saturday, October 26 at 9:30 a.m. for the 8th Annual Wicked FIT Run in Concord, NH. This family-friendly Halloween themed 5K run/walk benefits Families in Transition-New Horizons and its programs, including housing and services for families and individuals who are homeless in Concord, Manchester, Wolfeboro and Dover, ...
- Grantmaking for collective impact August 29, 2019
NH Business REviewAugust 28, 2019By Lois Shea People’s United Community Foundation ties its priorities to New Hampshire Tomorrow initiative People’s United Bank, which has more than 400 branches across New England and New York, established a charitable foundation 12 years ago to help make life better for people in the communities it serves. The foundation, like the bank, ...
- Easterseals’ gain: Now to fill Beauregard’s big shoes August 19, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderAugust 17, 2019Editorial The good news is that the highly regarded Maureen Beauregard has been named to head Easterseals NH. Not such good news may be the task of finding someone to fill her shoes at Manchester’s Families in Transition, which has just merged with New Horizons. Beauregard founded Families in Transition nearly three ...
- City Matters: Fields in Transition? Hollows Garden could plant a seed for other overlooked plots August 19, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderAugust, 16, 2019Mark Hayward Buy NowTim Prince, facilities manager and Michele Talwani, spokesman for Families in Transition-New Horizons stand in the midst of the Hollows Garden in Manchester this week.Thomas Roy/Union Leader An undertaking just as important — and perhaps more manageable — is underway in the Hollows neighborhood. It involves eliminating ugliness and ...
- CMC cuts ribbon on Wilson Street Integrated Health clinic August 19, 2019
CMC celebrates the opening of Wilson Street Integrated Health with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting with, from left, Sen. Lou D’Allesandro, Tim Soucy, MPH, Jane Goodman, Dr. William Goodman, Dr. Joseph Pepe and Mayor Joyce Craig. Courtesy Photo Manchester Ink LinkThursday, August 15, 2019 MANCHESTER, NH —Continuing its mission of caring for the region’s most vulnerable neighbors, Catholic Medical Center (CMC) ...
- Maureen Beauregard will leave FIT/New Horizons to fill Easterseals President & CEO slot August 14, 2019
MANCHESTER, NH – Following a months-long national search, Easterseals New Hampshire (ESNH) and Families in Transition-New Horizons’ (FIT-NH) jointly announce that Maureen Beauregard will take over as President and CEO of Easterseals NH on October 31, 2019. Beauregard will replace Larry Gammon, longtime CEO of the nonprofit organization who announced his transition out of the role early this year. ...
- FIT-NH’s Beauregard to succeed Gammon at helm of Easterseals NH August 14, 2019
Longtime homeless services advocate to begin job Oct. 31 August 14, 2019 Jeff Feingold Maureen Beauregard Maureen Beauregard, founder and longtime president of Families in Transition-New Horizons, will be taking over as president and CEO of Easterseals this fall, succeeding another longtime New Hampshire nonprofit leader, Larry Gammon. The naming of Beauregard comes after a months-long national search, to find ...
- City Matters: Say Ahhhh — Manchester gets a physical July 8, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderMark HaywardJuly 6, 2019 Buy NowManchester resident Vivian Robles, 57, whose monthly income is about $770 in disability payments, makes her monthly visit to the New Horizon food pantry. Poverty is one of the biggest factors in the overall health of the city, health officials said.MARK HAYWARD / Union Leader I’m old enough that ...
- Two-day design charrette planned for New Horizons shelter July 3, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderPaul FeelyJune 25, 2019 Buy NowMaureen Beauregard, right, and Meghan Shea of Families in Transition – New Horizons discuss the new services available to Manchester’s homeless at New Horizons.David Lane/Union Leader MANCHESTER — Business leaders and community members are invited to give feedback this Friday on how Families in Transition can improve the services, ...
- Plan NH delivers proposal following community charrette July 1, 2019
Manchester Ink LinkJuly 1, 2019Carol Robidoux MANCHESTER, NH — A neighborhood charrette held Friday to entertain feedback from the community about how to improve the homeless shelter and its surroundings resulted in a proposal, delivered Saturday. RELATED: Reimagining the neighborhood and how the homeless shelter can be a better neighbor As outlined by Plan NH, the 39-page document (see below) is ...
- City residents offer solutions to city’s homeless challenges July 1, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderJune 29, 2019Shawne K. Wickham Buy NowSarah Wrightsman, director of the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, takes notes during Friday afternoon’s brainstorming session, held at Manchester Central High School.Shawne K. Wickham/Sunday News A tree-lined courtyard, separate “wet” and “dry” shelters, public bathrooms and showers, and a food market: That vision of a ...
Recent press releases
- ANAGNOST INVESTMENTS SUPPORTS FAMILIES IN TRANSITION IN NEW PROJECT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2014 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.1143 ex.322 PHOTO : ANAGNOST INVESTMENTS SUPPORTS FAMILIES IN TRANSITION IN NEW PROJECT – Families in Transition – New Horizons received a donation from Anagnost Investments to help fund the construction of the organization’s new emergency family shelter and resource center on Lake Avenue in ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION TO HOST HALLOWEEN THEMED 5K RUN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2014 For More Information Contact: Michele Talwani, (603) 641-1143 ext. 322 , [email protected] FAMILIES IN TRANSITION TO HOST HALLOWEEN THEMED 5K RUN Raising Awareness and Money to Provide Housing to Homeless Families CONCORD, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons will host the 3rd annual “Wicked FIT Run” on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 9:30.AM ...
- Families in Transition – New Horizons Hosts Permaculture Design Workshop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2014 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.61.1143 ex.322 FAMILIES IN TRANSITION HOSTS PERMACULTRE DESIGN WORKSHOP Attendees will transform a vacant, inner city lot into a garden for homeless families MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT), a Manchester, Concord and Dover, NH, based homeless services provider, is hosting a Permaculture ...
- MTS SERVICES HELPS FUND NEW EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2014 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – (603) 641-1143 ext. 322 PHOTO (img.7903): MTS SERVICES HELPS FUND NEW EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER. Families in Transition – New Horizons received a donation from MTS Services to help fund the construction of the organization’s new family emergency shelter and resource center on Lake Avenue in Manchester, ...
- Merchants Auto Provides Funding For Emergency Family Shelter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2014 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – (603) 641-1143 ext. 322 MERCHANTS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP HELPS FUND NEW EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER. Families in Transition – New Horizons received a donation from Merchants Automotive Group to help fund the construction of the organization’s family emergency shelter and resource center on Lake Avenue in Manchester, NH. Pictured ...
- Cityside Management Corporation Awards Families in Transition – New Horizons Second Donation For Its Family Place Resource Center and Shelter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2014 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.1143 ext 322 PHOTO: AN INVESTMENT OF SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS FAMILY SHELTER AND RESOURCE CENTER: Families in Transition – New Horizons received a second, substantial, donation from Cityside Management Corporation to help fund the construction of the organization’s Family Place Resource Center and Shelter on Lake ...
- Appreciation Event To Be Held
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2014 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.1143 ext. 322 NEW HAMPSHIRE MAGAZINE NAMES OutFITters Thrift Store “BEST OF NH 2014” Appreciation Event To Be Held MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizonss’ OutFITters Thrift Stores in Concord and Manchester, NH, have been selected by the readers of New Hampshire Magazine as ...
- Hayward Street Housing Development Open House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2014 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.1143 ext 322. OPEN HOUSE EVENT TO CELEBRATE NEW HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS: Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT) and Housing BeneFITs held an open house today for their newest housing property in Manchester, NH. The new facility houses families and individuals who are ...
- OutFITters Thrift Stores in Manchester and Concord are in Need of Donations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2014 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.1143 ext. 322 OUTFITTERS THRIFT STORES IN MANCHESTER AND CONCORD ARE IN NEED OF DONATIONS An Opportunity to Help Homeless Children and Their Families MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizonss’ OutFITters Thrift Stores in Concord and Manchester, NH, are in need of items to ...
- FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS COMPETE; FARMINGTON WINS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2014 For more information, media only, contact: Michele Talwani – 603-641-1143 ext 322 For more information, general questions, contact: Kyle Beaulieu – 603-641-9441 ext. 259 Photo 1 – Farmington Students Win Tournament: A team of Farmington High School students recently won the statewide Dodging Homelessness High School Tournament. Pictured are Anthony Bennett, Michael Cook, ...
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Awards Families in Transition – New Horizons Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2014 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.1143 ext 322 LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION AWARDS FAMILIES IN TRANSITION GRANT An Opportunity to Create Employment Readiness Program MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT), a Manchester, Concord and Dover, NH, based homeless services provider, recently received a grant from Lincoln Financial ...
- Cogswell Benevolent Trust Awards Families in Transition – New Horizons Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2013 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.1143 ext 322 COGSWELL BENEVOLENT TRUST AWARDS FAMILIES IN TRANSITION GRANT FOR THE FAMILY PLACE RESOURCE CENTER AND SHELTER A Community of Opportunity for Homeless Children and Their Families MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT), a Manchester, Concord and Dover-based homeless services provider, ...
- Hayward Street Groundbreaking Ceremony
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2013 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.1143 ext 322 GROUNDBREAKING EVENT FOR NEW HOUSING FOR HOMELESS: Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT) and Housing BeneFITs held a groundbreaking ceremony today to kick off the construction for their newest housing development in Manchester, NH. The new facility will be the future ...
- Families in Transition – New Horizons Receives Grant for Food Service Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2013 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.9441 ext 239 PHOTO: GRANT FOR HEALTHY MEAL PROGRAM: Maureen Beauregard, President, Families in Transition – New Horizons, accepts $5,000 grant from Michael Reed, Board Member, Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund, in the kitchen of the “Family Place” which is Families in Transition – New Horizons’s ...
- NEW HAMPSHIRE MAGAZINE NAMES OUTFITTERS THRIFT STORES “BEST OF NH 2013″
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2013 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.1143 ext. 322 MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons’s OutFITters Thrift Stores in Manchester and Concord, NH, were named “Best of NH 2013” in the secondhand clothing category by New Hampshire Magazine for the second year in a row. Readers and customers ...